Recommendations for Strengthening Delivery of Nutrition Services through the Platform of Community Action for Health and Nutrition in Nagaland, India
In the state of Nagaland, stunting prevalence among under-five children decreased from 39 to 29 percent over the decade between the National Family Health Surveys done in 2005-06 and 2015-16 andis lower than the national average of 38 percent. Duri...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/323431564520566559/Recommendations-for-Strengthening-Delivery-of-Nutrition-Services-through-the-Platform-of-Community-Action-for-Health-and-Nutrition-in-Nagaland-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32148 |
| Summary: | In the state of Nagaland, stunting
prevalence among under-five children decreased from 39 to 29
percent over the decade between the National Family Health
Surveys done in 2005-06 and 2015-16 andis lower than the
national average of 38 percent. During the same period,
under-five prevalenceof wasting decreased marginally from 13
to 11 percent.1 However, within the state of Nagaland,there
is significant variation in nutritional status between
districts. For instance, stunting rates among under-five
children range between a 19 percent in Tuensang district and
42 percent inKiphire district; wasting prevalence ranges
between 2 percent in Mokokchung and 21 percent in
Mon.Further, a third of all pregnant women in Nagaland are
anemic and about 12 percent of all women aretoo thin. Thus,
despite improvements in nutritional status by some measures,
undernutrition in women and children remains a significant challenge. |
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